Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-16
CHAPTER XVII.

Of two nr hrec nj short intervals End told
ne tho tbriIIi,, etor,, ~ tboir odvcrturas
After n little the Fast Tepnessecaus we're
rcrnoved from, the lower to the minor
room og ntlers of our number vrere
brouolt rni,l nj Inst we were nil Lc,oy;
md thcv 49,, MI token ont 80 lint we
had tho dreadful Mace To ourselves
Bufrum with grim bnmor world Greet
the now arrivals saving in his nas,l ,yay.
"V'cll. bows. they took Won in out of the
dcv,r,
Every one voa hrounbt In chained in
como n,,nnar but c[nnctnd when mt
into ench n dungoon tiot these irons
,ycs,ld be re.noved In tbis we were mis-
ta.cn Either from nm evcess of prccou-
lion or frnr,, ,he wish IN nun;sh us the
irons wore rctoincd some we're fastened
to,,othor Inv neck cbnirs and othora hv
handouts 1hev economizod In tho nse
of the latter nv MAXINE ono mir serve
for two r,cn tho rioh, bora df tho ono
and tho left nj tho cher haing locked To-
oether Roddicl, uos ,he t,ret to whom 7
1v,e STRONGLY o,tacbed FOR Some t,,re but
was oftcr,ynrd clad tn EXCHANGE him for
Hnfrum who Ind n vorv small hand and
yvos ohle bv n little- nninfol soueczinr to
draw n oat ,Itogather lnaving mo Win
si,nplv n mir Of ontys dangling from nv
left hind
TINT this terr;hle placs vaa s,vorm;pc
with vcr,nju not only RAT. md miee lint
o,bor tird. swnlIe, md worse viii be
understood without furtbe- statement "a
we'll os o,,r bclnlns.ness in GUARDING
n.yniust them while in the dark and in
chains Win, mot avon as nuch ,voter no
,vc needed for drintinr Ono of the
grievonccs Of tho taller was tho e,reot
amount Of water we drank or rather
,vishod IN d,inL for orr ,ercrpe;ono
shoutod nm tbrouch tho tron door could
not induce him to e,ra,,lv incrnose the
,llov,nra vbi,., ba aaanod r,ght hut tho
officer Of the Guard wouId sometimos
order him +, bring no moro which no
womb do.w;tb e,ra,t grumb1ing Usually
tho water huckets vnpId ha ernntv long
before tho time Mt the giving Of food
when he Judged il proper to replenish
them
Uunrer was also worry nressing and M
one or two of the number had MANAGED
when senrchpd To secrete n LITTLE money
NIL the rest had been taken from us-we
resolved to try to buv additional food
Accordingly Swims WIS asked if he would
Inv for ms He asked the ruard. and
finding no obiectt1ns said. s.Ycs: Won can
huy. II Won have The money We hod a
very earnest consultation 10 to tho form
in which the money vould 90 tho fur.
tbest and finally sotilcd an wbeat broad
and mo,asses as tho liter was very
chcap The money vas handed nm In tho
evening and we made Great calculations
ON having n royal bre,k fast next mornino
all we could eat, The time came and
we were more eager than usual for the
lowering, of the bucket but when It was
seizad thero w,s only tba starving allow
nnce Of corn brood md snoileJ nork,
some ono Called out. s.Swius how abont
the wheat bread and molassessr He
leaned over and s,id in Ma slowest and
most nrovoking tones. "n.o-v.s lost
that moneyi,, Could vo have reachad
him I am not sure th,t he wo,,ld no,
have beon los, also, II is bor1 to ;,,oe
ine how angry starving mon could ore,
upder tho circumstances We called IN
tbe officer ~ ,be ouar1 who came IA tho
trnndoor and beard our griavnnce bnt
only Ianghea Mt ne saving tbat If we
trusted S,vims with onr money we womb
have 10 tale ,ba copeaouencas Fortu-
pate,v Wa had not NM ouita MI orr funds
ON this ono venture and tho of,;cor trind
HE b,na With h.,,o, res,,,ts. h,+ tho
,,,,,,r, ,,,,,chas,5 - ,,,, s,,,a,l e., h., nf
an~ oonssdarab,o h.roat '''' w ~
On, .ons 1... a'e
ny e',o 800, - ,il'p,ess'on Nm" ., oe
s..ea sne .e.''iei II ne luias'heu NAV we
speu. ou. u''o n'ie III uo.ni''s =, Gu. ueiP
iessis "eiu"'hlhs our misery mere were
tunes when our situation seemed over
wheimlng; out usually we Kept our minds
busy during waking hours in telling
stories, in specializing on the prospects of
the war, or planning escape. We hal no
idea that the rebellion would last much
longer: the great armies Of Mcclellan and
Halleck. we thought. would soon crush
their opponents. and Mitchell would he
upon Chattanooga. and thus deliver us
frnp, onr borrihlc confinement Could ,ve
Iivs hut n nftlr longrr the chances NJ de-
iiy,r ,yr, warn .ros,d
wc also ralks,j much Of hanna ,,fs and
fr;.,Js a,,a ,h,,s ha.,.,,,,, ,.,il, ac,,,,a;n,ad
far 10 a., $50 ~ -,
b,t,e Of cach nthar. hut n" "" this in,"r